Comments on: Ask The Readers: Productivity, Personal Development, Lifestyle Design… What Best Sums It All Up For You? http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2010/01/14/ask-the-readers-productivity-personal-development-lifestyle-design-what-best-sums-it-all-up-for-you/ One of the longest running and most respected productivity blogs on the net! Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Caitlin http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2010/01/14/ask-the-readers-productivity-personal-development-lifestyle-design-what-best-sums-it-all-up-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-35774 Caitlin Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:37:54 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=7557#comment-35774 Great question, James! I really had trouble with this when I first started my blog and tried to list it in blogging directories. Even though it was only two years ago, most didn't even have a category that I really fit in at all. When I recently revamped my blog I tried to answer this question again, but eventually gave up and figured it didn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. I still lean more toward it being an organizational blog myself, since I feel it covers anything from physically organizing a room, to mental organization and keeping yourself personally more organized. In the end, I'm still just a girl with funny hair talking to the internet! Great question, James! I really had trouble with this when I first started my blog and tried to list it in blogging directories. Even though it was only two years ago, most didn’t even have a category that I really fit in at all.

When I recently revamped my blog I tried to answer this question again, but eventually gave up and figured it didn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. I still lean more toward it being an organizational blog myself, since I feel it covers anything from physically organizing a room, to mental organization and keeping yourself personally more organized.

In the end, I’m still just a girl with funny hair talking to the internet!

]]> By: Tormod http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2010/01/14/ask-the-readers-productivity-personal-development-lifestyle-design-what-best-sums-it-all-up-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-35736 Tormod Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:33:41 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=7557#comment-35736 For me, it's all about reducing stress by having a trusted system outside of that silly little brain of mine that can't be trusted with anything important. It's a structured approach to tackling whatever life throws my way, and that includes a few good tools to help me stay on top of it all. It's not so much productivity (do more faster) as it is getting a complete overview from which I can choose what to do and equally important, what NOT to do right now. The use of GTD style projects and next actions helps me forget less important stuff and makes my life more streamlined. Following the GTD school of self-management, the things most of value to me are the inboxes (collect everything), the weekly review (process all loose ends regularly) and the concept of contexts - what can I do right here, right now. Lifestyle design seems to encompass much more than techniques and tips for handling your workload. I'm thinking interior design, fashion, what sporting activities to pursue, etc. Now,do I have a better tag for it? I'm afraid not. At some point, it all becomes very meta to describe the area of activities that helps you manage the work related to your job and other commitments. For me, it’s all about reducing stress by having a trusted system outside of that silly little brain of mine that can’t be trusted with anything important. It’s a structured approach to tackling whatever life throws my way, and that includes a few good tools to help me stay on top of it all. It’s not so much productivity (do more faster) as it is getting a complete overview from which I can choose what to do and equally important, what NOT to do right now. The use of GTD style projects and next actions helps me forget less important stuff and makes my life more streamlined.

Following the GTD school of self-management, the things most of value to me are the inboxes (collect everything), the weekly review (process all loose ends regularly) and the concept of contexts – what can I do right here, right now.

Lifestyle design seems to encompass much more than techniques and tips for handling your workload. I’m thinking interior design, fashion, what sporting activities to pursue, etc.

Now,do I have a better tag for it? I’m afraid not. At some point, it all becomes very meta to describe the area of activities that helps you manage the work related to your job and other commitments.

]]> By: Greg http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2010/01/14/ask-the-readers-productivity-personal-development-lifestyle-design-what-best-sums-it-all-up-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-35732 Greg Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:19:45 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=7557#comment-35732 Hmm, It's all just words. I mean you could even a throw in touches of simplicity and minimalism. However, I don't think any of it really can be classed under one category. How about this... you're a giver! You share your knowledge and passion with everyone and you don't expect anything back. It's basically whatever makes you feel good. Hmm, It’s all just words. I mean you could even a throw in touches of simplicity and minimalism. However, I don’t think any of it really can be classed under one category. How about this… you’re a giver! You share your knowledge and passion with everyone and you don’t expect anything back. It’s basically whatever makes you feel good.

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